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As BMW often does they released a concept model ahead of the official debut of a new production model. In this case, it is the F32 4-Series Coupe. The car looks all around and sleeker than the F30 3-Series. BMW's new "side vent" seen on the 3-Series GT (Gran Turismo) is also incorporated on the 4-Series coupe. Most opinions thus far on the forums are calling the vent tacky but it seems to be a staple of the new BMW styling direction for this generation.
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Updates on this twin turbo upgrade for the N54 have not been posted in some time leading to some speculation that CP-E was no longer working on it. As a matter of fact, the last time anything was posted on it was in November of last year. That updated showed a mock-up of the manifolds and the turbos. Since then things have progressed to actually having the turbos and manifolds mounted on the motor with a mock up of the piping.
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The 3-Series Gran Turismo was captured completely undisguised during a photo shoot but the car is so damn ugly BimmerBoost would prefer the car with its camouflage on or in other words with a bag over its head. BimmerBoost wondered why another GT variant made sense after the failure of the 5-Series GT. Well, rather than give us an M1 supercar, an M3 GTS, or a Z4M, instead we all get another confused GT that does not know if it's trying to be a wagon, SUV, or both.
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The last time an update was posted on this turbo kit from Maximum PSI was September of this year when with pump gas the E46 M3 project car put down 467 wheel horsepower. Maximum PSI recently got the car back from Florida from tuner Nick G of Technique Tuning and they decided to put the car on the dyno with some race gas. The result? 523 wheel horsepower in SAE correction and 562 wheel horsepower graph as well whih was uncorrected.
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The Gruppe M intake for the F10 M5 is a very nice piece of hardware albeit one that is quite expensive. How expensive? $3500 to get this beautiful carbon fiber intake for your F10 M5. It is not just all looks as the intake managed to show an extra 11 wheel horsepower up from the 523 wheel baseline with the Eisenmann Race rear section. This is in SAE correction on the EAS dynojet dynanometer.
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Now this is a serious build that gets tremendous nod of approval from BimmerBoost. VAC built an S65 V8 out of an E9X M3 with forged internals including low compression pistons with increased stroke from new rods an a 4.4 liter crank. The end result is a bottom end good for well over 700 horsepower with forced induction as seen pictured below with the VF-Engineering Vortech based centrifugal supercharger kit.
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Here is what BMW brought to the Los Angeles Auto Show for 2012, their "i" brand taking center stage again. This year BMW did better as they did not put the "i" cars in a small boxed in room that made it difficult to take photographs. Admittedly, the i8 and i3 both looked great. The i8 really showing off its curves and looking sexier as a Spyder. The i3 itself (which was already leaked to the press earlier this week) looks better as a coupe and sportier.
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We all know the next generation F80 M3 is coming with a turbocharged inline-6 motor. What we did not know is whether ethanol compatibility would be something that BMW would test or consider. Ethanol is becoming very popular with owners of the N54 direct injected 3.0 liter twin turbo inline-6 used in the E82 135 and E9X 335 models. The fuel makes quite a difference especially in a direct injected application like what the new M3/M4 will be.
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BMW decided to leak their new "i" model early and here we have the coupe version of the i3. The coupe shares the same 170 horsepower and 1874 pound-feet of torque motor with the standard i3. All of this is routed through a single speed transmission to the rear wheels. Going to a coupe definitely improves the i3's looks and makes it look much sportier. The wheelbase for the two vehicles remains the exact same.
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The Audi A3 sedan is on its way. As is the Mercedes-Benz CLA which will also come in CLA 45 AMG form. Both of these vehicles will feature 2.0 liter direct injected and turbocharged motors with all wheel drive and dual clutch options. This segment is heating up but where is BMW's answer? The current F20 1-Series is not sold in the USA and the platform would likely return to North America as a 2-Series sedan due to BMW's belief (like most German manufacturers) that the American market does not want hatchbacks.
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Active Autowerke continues to update their E9X M3 supercharger kits and what you see here is the latest Generation II Level III setup. This updated kit features a Rotrex C38-92 supercharger pushing 9.5 psi on the stock internals with methanol injection and HKS iridium spark plugs. The result is 589.4 wheel horsepower and 378 pound-feet of wheel torque in SAE correction with 0 smoothing. The curve is jaw-dropping buttery smooth.
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It seems difficult to even believe but BMW is buying into front wheel drive big time. Why? Money of course, as the front wheel drive platform is tentatively planned to spawn 20 model variants. Currently they are approved for about half this amount but want to squeeze in as much as they can out of the platform whether it has a Mini or BMW badge on it. Kind of sad for the BMW purist but ultimately BMW just wants to sell, sell, sell these days.
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The GT500 is an awesome car putting out a ton of power especially in its latest 2013 iteration. The model you see however is a 2011 that is said to be completely stock. On paper, the F10 M5 should have the advantage in this race as it is about a ~120 mile per hour trap car stock versus about ~116 for the 2011 GT500. The result of the two races in the video at the 1:20 and 2:20 mark are that the GT500 pulls the M5, somewhat too easily.
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Here is a nice and neat overview by Autocar of every BMW M car ever made. From the very first M car, the M1 in 1979, to the newest F10 M5 and upcoming next generation M3. The data panels give a picture of the car, the year it was introduced, horsepower, and a quick little synopsis. Very handy as a quick M reference guide and also cool to see the evolution of the cars over M's history. Autocar even manages to correctly identify the 1M as a parts bin M car.
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